Issues on the agenda of the Strasbourg plenary session 4-7 October 2021

On Tuesday morning, Parliament will debate the state of the transatlantic partnership, the need for more EU autonomy and how to cooperate with the Biden administration.

With energy prices surging and MEPs worried about the consequences for consumers and businesses, Parliament, Council and Commission will discuss possible options to address the crisis.

Parliament will debate the situation in Belarus more than a year after the fraudulent presidential elections and the brutal crackdown on protests.

On Tuesday, MEPs will discuss the EU’s cybersecurity defence policy and how to make its military and civilian strands more resilient.

To avoid discrimination and ensure the right to privacy, MEPs demand strong safeguards when artificial intelligence tools are used in law enforcement.

The enhanced EU Asylum Agency and its ability to support asylum and reception systems in member states will be the focus of a plenary debate on Thursday.

To achieve a goal of zero deaths on EU roads by 2050, MEPs are set to demand more robust road safety measures, such as a 30 km/h speed limit and zero-tolerance for drink-driving.

On Wednesday, MEPs will discuss with Commissioners Dombrovskis and Gentiloni the state of play of the Hungarian and Polish recovery and resilience plans.

On Tuesday, Parliament will debate recently-proposed measures to advance the EU’s health emergency response and preparedness capacities.

MEPs are set to stress the need for constructive international cooperation in the Arctic, while raising concerns over emerging threats to the stability in the region.

MEPs are set to call for measures to strengthen the rights of Europeans living with a disability, including facilitating easier travel and access to non-segregated housing.

MEPs will debate and vote on ways to tackle some worrying tax practices that facilitate tax avoidance, undermine competition and damage citizens’ trust.

Poor coordination at EU level and inadequate implementation of existing rules impede the fight against money laundering and need to be addressed, according to MEPs.

Child custody disputes constitute a form of gender-based violence when used by violent partners to continue to harm their victims, a draft report says.

As the pandemic took a heavy toll on tourism, MEPs will look into lessons learned from the 2021 season and the effectiveness of the EU digital COVID certificate.

Parliament is to urge the Commission to take foreign interference more seriously across all policy planning, in a debate on Tuesday evening.

MEPs will evaluate the extra-budgetary EU Trust Funds for external assistance as well as the Facility for Refugees in Turkey in a debate and a vote on a resolution.

MEPs set to vote on a resolution calling for the EU to reduce its global impact on biodiversity and invest in greater protection for fragile ecosystems.

Parliament will take stock of the latest developments in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region, in a debate on Tuesday afternoon.

Parliament will hold urgent debates on the following human rights, democracy and rule of law topics on Thursday morning, followed by votes later the same day.